A motion was made by Clusiau and seconded by Koprivec to accept the following items as submitted.

1. Accept the minutes of the November 26, 2013 regular meeting.

2. Accept the city and public utilities bank statements.

3. Pay the bills. Motion Carried.

A discussion was held regarding the Third Amended Joint Powers Agreement for the Western Mesabi Mine Planning Board. The council needs to appoint 2 council members to the board, one will be an alternate. A motion was made by Graves and seconded by Koprivec to approve the agreement. Motion Carried.

The 2013 Assessments that will be sent to the county is as follows:

Public Utility past due:

Parcel #92-46-1610 - $288.37

Parcel #92-410-1145 - $303.73

Parcel #92-410-1495 - $412.35

Lawn mowing list:

Parcel #92-406-0660 - $150.00

Parcel #92-406-0620 - $300.00

A motion was made by Clusiau and seconded by Graves to approve the 5 special assessments. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Graves and seconded by Koprivec to post for the following Board and Commission openings:

Economic Advisory Board (1) One - Five year term

Police Commission - (1) One - Three year term

Library Board - (10) One - Three year term

Letters of application will be accepted until Friday, January 3, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. Motion Carried.

A motion was made by Clusiau and seconded by Graves to accept sealed bids until Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. for the handicapped door project at the library. The sealed bids will be opened on January 22, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at the Keewatin City Hall. Motion Carried.

Jeff Graves announced that Santa will be at the Keewatin Fire Hall on Saturday, December 21st from 11:00-2:00 p.m.

Assign to next agenda: none.

A motion was made by Koprivec and seconded by Graves to adjourn. Motion Carried.

Mayor King explained why most residents saw an increase in taxes for next year. The reason for the increase was the result of fiscal disparities. A discussion was held on the amount of savings the city will expect in 2014 due to the new sales and use tax exemption. Residents were able to speak regarding their concerns regarding the city levy.

A motion was made by Clusiau and seconded by Koprivec to not increase the levy and leave it at a 0% increase for 2014. Motion Carried.

General Fund: $342,865.70

Library: $40,177.00

Total Levy: $383,042.70

A motion was made by Clusiau and seconded by Graves to end the meeting. Motion Carried.

SRNF January 16, 2014

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NOTICE

The City of Bovey has one vacancy on the Planning & Zoning Commission and one vacancy on the Public Utilities Committee. Interested residents should contact

the City Clerk at 245-1633.

CITY OF BOVEY

PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held on January 22, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Club Room of Bovey City Hall. The purpose is to hear public comment on a proposed amendment to Ordinance #1-6-86 regarding Mayor and Council salaries. The ordinance currently states $130 per month for the Mayor and $90 per month for council persons. The proposed amendment would read $165 per month for Mayor and $125 per month for council persons.

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City of Nashwauk

December 10, 2013

Mayor Hendricks called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the council chambers.

*Motion by Gangl, seconded by Heyblom to accept the minutes of the November 26, 2013 meeting. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Gangl, seconded by Heyblom to approve all bills signed and file the claims report as official record. Ayes all present—motion carried.

Bolf discussed the purchase order policy currently in place. He suggested doing away with the policy as most of the items are bought before anyone signs the purchase order. The fire department bought tires before the order was signed. Some items are emergency items and shouldn’t need a PO. Heyblom said the system in place now is a good one, and is working and if it’s not a problem then why change. Clerk LaBine suggested increasing the minimum amount of the PO.

*Motion by Heyblom, seconded by Fragnito-Smith to increase the PO amount to $1,000 minimum. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Bolf, seconded by Fragnito-Smith to approve the communications as read. Ayes all present—motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

1) Set meeting with Nashwauk Township for December 12, 2013 at 4:00 at city hall, will recess this meeting and continue on Thursday, December 12th.

Discuss vacation notification procedures - union contract has verbiage regarding notification, need to follow what it says and it has to be approved by council. People just can’t go on vacation just because of a request. Also need notification of comp time. Fragnito-Smith agreed we need to be aware of when people will be gone and notification should be made to city hall prior to time off. A policy should be in place. Will discuss at the next meeting.

Discuss Spur Station - received bid for tank removal, one for building. Will need to follow up, contact IRRRB and request another quote for building removal. Continue placing on agenda till the building is taken care of.

New Business:

*Motion by Bolf, seconded by Gangl to approve attorney 2014 contract with John Dimich with no changes. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion Bolf, seconded by Hendricks to approve change order #2 for street project decrease of $50,739.45. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Hendricks, seconded by Heyblom to approve partial pay #2 for street project to Mesabi Bituminous in the amount of $138,983.30. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Bolf, seconded by Hendricks to approve final pay estimate #2 for sanitary sewer improvements to Casper Construction for $7,446.38. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Bolf, seconded by Gangl to approve all bills for the rest of 2013 to be approved and signed by three councilors and will make the motion at the 1st meeting in January. Ayes all present—motion carried.

Bolf discussed the agreements between Nashwauk and Greenway Townships, will have another meeting with Greenway on the 6th of January. Nashwauk Township has already approved the agreement.

Gangl discussed the recreation skating schedule, will work with Greenway for them to have ice time. Gangl and Bolf will make a skating schedule.

Hendricks discussed the overnight parking- the signs are not up on Central Avenue - send a work order to the street department, 2nd request, Maddern updated on the dumpster and it was removed the next day.

*Motion by Heyblom, seconded by Bolf to recess meeting at 5:40 p.m. Will reconvene Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Reconvened at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12th, 2013.

Present: Hendricks, Bolf, Gangl. Absent: Heyblom, Fragnito-Smith.

Brian Ekholm head of the township hall committee started discussion; it was approved at their annual meeting to move ahead with building a new town hall. Want to keep it at a minimum to the taxpayers, looking for grants, and help from IRRRB. They can’t do much on their own and need to collaborate with a local movement unit to make it easier to get the funding. Everyone will benefit from the facility.

Bolf asked how much money will be put in by the township. Ekholm said not much right now, they will be selling some land to generate some revenue. Estimated cost is $500 to $600 thousand. Bolf suggested using the money the township levies from the City of Nashwauk to help make a payment. Ekholm stated that money is used to run the township. We aren’t asking for a certain amount of money from Nashwauk, but rather just trying to get some help from the city of any kind. The city has projects in the state bonding and with IRRRB; we need to finish our streets in town and get our projects up to date first Bolf said.

Heyblom entered the meeting at 4:20 p.m.

Ekholm said they just wanted to open the door for discussion and put the citizens on notice.

Hendricks agreed it would be nice to see it happen but we have infrastructure needs to take care of first. Would like to work together to see if there is funding available.

Other questions that were talked about: where it would be located, how funding would be found, how the building would be shared if a joint project, etc.

It was suggested a committee be set up with a few citizens, Heyblom and Gangl are the city representatives and will set up a meeting the beginning of January.

*Motion by Hendricks, seconded by Bolf to approve ad for the police department in the Hibbing Tribune. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Heyblom, seconded by Hendricks to hire Thaddeus Buroker for a rink attendant at the recreation center. Ayes all present—motion carried.

*Motion by Heyblom, seconded by Gangl to adjourn at 5:05. Ayes all present—motion carried.

SRNF January 16, 2014

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ELIGIBILITY LIST CREATION

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